How The Arts Can Help You Overcome Your Problems

Art therapy works towards improving a
person's emotional, mental and physical well-being through the process of
helping them to express themselves artistically. It can help to reduce stress,
improve self-esteem and change their feelings and behaviors. As well as being
used for treatment by therapists, it can also help individuals to understand
themselves more deeply. There are various forms of art therapy and all can
benefit anyoneyou don't need any
special talent or experience.

Music therapy

In music therapy, the therapist and the
client communicate through music, usually with instruments that do not require
any musical knowledge. Both parties sing, play and listen and at the end of the
session there is usually a discussion about the session and the feelings and
thoughts it evoked. Music therapy can help by developing a person's
self-awareness, bringing hidden memories to consciousness and helping them to
talk about their feelings. It can achieve results much more quickly than
talking therapies.

This is usually a group therapy, although
it can be used for individuals. Many aspects of theatre can be involved,
including speech, improvisation, mime, role play and movement. Drama therapy
can help people to come to terms with aspects of their relationships or
feelings that are difficult for them and can help people to take control of
their own lives.

Dance therapy

How people move and hold themselves can
indicate how they regard themselves. It can be used for groups or individuals.
The therapist may help the person to alter their movement in order to change
how they feel. This kind of therapy is particularly helpful for people who have
problems linked to their body image or trusting others.

Art therapy

Various forms of creative art such as
modelling in clay, photography or painting are used in art therapy as a way of
expressing how a client feels. It is helpful when feelings are too distressing
to verbalise and can be a valuable outlet for emotions.

Voice movement therapy

For various reasons, some people have
difficulty in using their voice to speak or sing. The therapist uses different
methods of helping to make this possible and teach the client to control the
way they breathe. This therapy is helpful for people who lack self-confidence
and those who have experienced panic attacks.

It has never been easier to find a find a
psychotherapist to help with any of these emotional and mental health issues
and clients are often surprised at the progress they can make in only a short
time.

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Victor Davison is a cognitive behavioural
therapist and writes on topics such as how to finda therapist.